The Samsung Galaxy Note II, the second phablet, is now finally here and it exceeded all expectations coming with a larger and brighter 5.5-inch Super AMOLED RGB display, a quad-core 1.6GHz Exynos 4412 processor, and 2GB of RAM. If that wasn't enough, it seems to be tailored for the US market with iPhone like 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions, all expandable with microSD cards.

And if you add in the soft Hyperglaze plastic coating, the same as on the Galaxy S III by the way, and the removable humongous 3,100mAh battery, the Galaxy Note II forms to be a really outstanding device on its own. Finally, it sports Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the newest and snappiest version of Android.

It's a killer device for those wanting a crossover between a phone and a tablet, but how does it fare against other jumbo phones? Let's take a look at nothing else but just the facts. Here is a spec smackdown showing the differences between the G Note II, the best selling Samsung Galaxy S III, the other rival phablet, LG Optimus Vu (we expect to see the Vu 2 soon!) and the original Note.

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Yeah, head to toe the Samsung Galaxy Note II just outclasses everything that is out there. I like that the Note II is THINNER than the original Note even with the 3100mAH battery. Wow truly a technological marvel is what the Galaxy Note II is!.

Trust me it makes the RAZR MAXX look retarded even with the snapdragon S4 that is in the Galaxy S3. The fact that the Galaxy Note 2 is quadcore exynos with the 3100 mah battery software alone the NOTE 2 makes the RAZR MAXX USELESS. My Galaxy S3 gets 15 to 19hrs daily battery life and that's on a snapdragon s4 2gb of ram and 2100 mah battery. So ask yourself how much better can your Razr Maxx really be?? You don't even have jellybean and won't see it anytime soon for that matter you just got ice cream sandwich....Don't fool yourself my friend...

I know people harp on the display diagonal, which is 5.5" -- however, I bet the original Note with it's 5.3" diagonal gives the user about the same display area. By making the phone thinner, it allows for more ease of holding the device, however, it makes using it in portrait mode less attractive.

I am disappointed that Samsung wasn't able to shave off more weight in the upgrade. 180 grams or 6.35 oz is a heavy device. If the device came in at 5.5 oz or less, it would be a home run.

your complaining over 0.85 grams on a device that is nearly a tablet. can you pick up something and tell me what less than a gram feels like? The iphone is nearly 5grams. You want it to be almost literally twice as big as the iphone, yet only about a half gram heavier??? realistic expectations man.

Man, are you f**kin serious right now? f**k the f**kin Maxx. Only reason why your saying that is because the Note isn't gonna come over to Screwizon. It will be the 2nd time that Screwizon has screwed over their subscribers. Good luck with that bulls**t Optimus Vu crap when that comes out.

oh look, it's hot head Wildmanfan again! hello!
i'm just talking about in terms of intelligent design and battery innovation. the MAXX is a much smaller and thinner phone using last generation parts and still manages to 1-UP the Note II by 200mAh. just sayin'. ;P

where's your proof? huh? Verizon got the SIII. why would they pass up the Note II? the Note pass-up was understandable, it was an entirely new class of device and it was a risky pitch but it paid off for AT&T and Verizon caught hell for never carrying it. Verizon knows now that the Note series is a hit and Samsung can only profit by giving it to the largest US Carrier. i'll bet Verizon gets it this time, in fact i think it'll follow suit with the SIII and be available on all the carriers.

Well, King, always nice to see you have all that intelligent cockiness in you as nothing has changed.
200mAh is blah. That could probably be used in about 15 minutes.
Everybody got the S3. That wasn't a big thing. But remember something: Supposedly the Optimus Vu is coming which in my opinion is complete crap. The other thing that makes me wonder if VZW will get the Note 2 is that supposedly HTC is specifically designing a "monster phone" for the Verizon only market. Now, if VZW gets the Note II AND this HTC monster, that may not mix and HTC may have tarnished relations with VZW and vice versa. That's my theory.
For the record, I kinda like in some sick way, our Megatron/Starscream relationship.

I agree with this guy.. Verizon has to keep their partnerships in good standing and bringing that phablet to verizon as nice as it sounds most likely will not happen.. the LG phablet prolly wont be as bad though.. but I'm not really into those types of phones..

i don't think Verizon would pass up the Note II for HTC's first Phablet endeavor even if it did risk their relationship which i don't think it will and besides if HTC wants their first Phablet on any carrier it's the currently Note-less Verizon.

Is it built with the same material as the Galaxy S3, or different? Or, no one knows at the moment? Just wondering, because Samsung said it would be a more premium build. I can't wait for it to hit the states!!!

I will side with the LG on this one... better screen and don't come with the baggage the Samsung products do.. in a few weeks we will hear on something wrong with the Note 2. no explosion or cracks this time.. watch

since they "copy" apple so much, they will probably have an antenna issue from "holding it wrong" and have yellow splotches on the screen. They are already "copying" the iphone's drop quality... lol Good thing iphones never have issues either.

the global version of the Vu uses Tegra 3. not the dual core S3. it also runs ICS out of the box. PA should really update the specs. plus, the LG Intuition (American version of the Vu) hasn't been officially announced but i believe it will have e same specs as the global version

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